Year: 2015
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Neil Sedaka Returns!
Carole and I took in the Neil Sedaka show and it was great seeing this musical icon once again. If Neil just decided to stay at home and wait for the mailman he could literally sit down and count the money from the multitude of songs he has written. Neil has always been a charming…
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Remembering Terry Black
I first saw Vancouver-born singer Terry Black when he appeared on CHAN-TV‘s Dance Party. Host Buddy Clyde had many contacts in L.A. and got him signed to Dunhill Records, the label for The Mamas and Papas, P.F. Sloan, and Barry McGuire. Terry had moderate success with 1964’s Unless You Care and 1972’s Goin’ Down (On…
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Vancouver Radio Remembers Fred Latremouille
April 14 was a special day at the White Spot on Georgia Street for over 120 broadcasters. We came together to pay our respects to Fred Latremouille, who passed away in Phoenix last month at 69. This was our largest turnout since we held our first RPM (Radio Professionals Membership) meeting 12 years ago. The…
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Michael Bublé and Van Morrison… Together!
Just in case you’re wondering what Michael Bublé is up to these days besides touring, he contributes a new duet version of Real Real Gone to the new Van Morrison album, Duets: Re-working the Catalogue. Sounds great!
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Stan Freberg Passes, 88
In 1990 I brought Stan Freberg to Vancouver to speak to the Advertising Association. After his stellar career on Capitol Records he formed an advertising agency and he talked and showed some of his inventive commercials. His satirical approach to everything made him one of the most creative forces in the U.S. His short-lived CBS…
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The Luck Of The Irish Runs Out
Vancouver’s 11th annual Celticfest has come and gone. This year my friend Alyn Edwards (who is Welsh) came up with a beautiful green 1955 T-Bird convertible for the annual parade. Riding with us was good friend Rich Elwood, the man who brought comedy to Vancouver with his Punchlines club in Gastown years ago. The turnout this…
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Happy Birthday, Mark Lindsay!
Paul Revere and The Raiders charted 24 hits on Billboard magazine’s top 100 between 1963 and 1973. The lead singer on hits such as Kicks, Hungry and Good Thing was the one and only Mark Lindsay. In this fascinating photo Mark is next to Dick Clark. Paul Revere, wearing Spock ears, is on the far right.…
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Fearless Freddie Signs Off
Years ago when I was Program Director at C-FUN someone asked me about Fred Latremouille. My response was “Once in a lifetime someone comes along with great talent, great looks and an all round professional who could do just about everything. But why did he have to come along in my lifetime?” It was a…
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Snapshots From The Past
My friend Pat O’Day connected me with this visual nostalgic piece. From Pat’s Facebook page: “A fun look at some good old days when many of us, and rock and roll, was young!” It captures the feeling and the mood of the ’50s and ’60s. I had almost forgotten what a great era it was.…
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Lesley Gore, Gary Owens Gone; Art Laboe Loses His “Voice”
Lesley Gore died yesterday at age 68. She was part of the line-up for the Legends Of Rock’n’Roll at Expo ’86. I also brought her to Timmy’s Christmas Telethon. In the early 2000’s Lesley played the Silver Reef Casino south of the border. She called me from her home in New York and asked if I…